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Suicide Culture Shock

In a new report out this June, the Center for Disease Control says that suicide rates have increased in almost every state. In 2016, nearly 45,000 people died by suicide, making it one of the top ten causes of death in the USA. With the high profile deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain withinContinue reading “Suicide Culture Shock”

When It’s Time for “The Talk” About Mental Illness

Today my eight year old son heard a different story. All along we’ve told our child the story of how his grandpa Griffith was a great animal doctor who loved taking care of people’s pets. This is true. We told our son that his grandpa died before he was born, and that grandpa was aContinue reading “When It’s Time for “The Talk” About Mental Illness”

Where Was God?

By Linda Pelfrey, guest blogger In a conference on mental health in faith communities, author Sarah Griffith Lund asked “where was God?” in a mental health or family crisis. Here is my personal answer: God was in the puppy who snuggled with me when voices got loud and scary. God was in the kind sistersContinue reading “Where Was God?”